Early arriving staff work to assemble Tent City on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. When completed, enough tents to house over 24,000 participants will have been constructed.
Jake Bennett oberves a change to the bloodflow in his arm as a toruniquet is applied during a Wilderness First Responder Course on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.
Horses graze in a pasture near Basecamp on Thursday, May 20, 2021.
A-team Alpha wathces a hail storm pass through Cyphers Mine on Saturday, May 22, 2021.
Mason Baker holds out a ball of hail at Cyhers Mine on Saturday, May 22, 2021.
Associate Chief Ranger Jenny Washburne sets up her tent near Crater Lake during RT training trek on Sunday, May 23, 2021.
Ranger Trainers Connor McNeil and Jack Burns demonstrate how to properly sump a pot near Crater Lake on Sunday, May 23, 2021.
Ranger Trainer Preston Hausser hoists an oops bag up as part of RT training near Crater Lake on Sunday, May 23, 2021.
A bear perches on a rock near Lover's Leap on Monday, May 24, 2021.
Rangers bring the "patient" back down Lovers Leap Trail at Philmont Scout Ranch during a search and rescue training on May 26, 2021.
Members of Ranger Leadership gather for opening circle on Wednesday, May 27, 2021. Indidivudals have the opportunity to share words of encouragement and insights with others as they pass around an unsheathed axe marking the beginning of summer.
